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How is it that, a full two centuries after jane austen finished her manuscript, we come to the world of pride and prejudice and find ourselves transcending customs, strictures, time, mores, to arrive at a place that educates, amuses, and enthralls us? it is a miracle. we read in bed because reading is halfway between life and dreaming, our own consciousness in someone else's mind.
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How Is It That, A Full Two

Anna Quindlen
How is it that, a full two centuries after jane austen finished her manuscript, we come to the world of pride and prejudice and find ourselves transcending customs, strictures, time, mores, to arrive at a place that educates, amuses, and enthralls us? it is a miracle. we read in bed because reading is halfway between life and dreaming, our own consciousness in someone else's mind.
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